NASA Perseverance Radar Reveals 4.2-Billion-Year-Old Buried River Delta on Mars

The discovery of a buried delta on Mars could boost the search for life

There's more evidence that water once flowed on Mars with the discovery of an ancient river delta deep below the surface. NASA's Perseverance rover found it more than 35 meters beneath Jezero Crater using ground-penetrating radar. Perseverance was launched in 2020 to search for signs of ancient life on the red planet. Since landing in February 2021, it has been exploring Jezero Crater and collecting rock samples.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Discovers Potentially Habitable Ancient Martian River That Could Lead to "Evidence for Past Life“

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NASA rover detects evidence of ancient river on Mars

Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars.

NASA rover detects some of the oldest evidence of water flowing on Mars

Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars in some of the oldest evidence yet obtained showing how water once ​flowed on the surface of Earth's planetary neighbor.

Newly Discovered Buried River System On Mars Extends Possible Habitability Back Hundreds Of Millions Of Years

It looks like it's rivers and deltas all the way down.

Hidden Ancient River System Found Deep Under The Surface of Mars

Far away, alone in a crater on a planet inhabited only by robots, NASA's Perseverance rover explores a dry landscape that was once a river system billions of years ago.